diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/python/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/python/default.nix
index 4a03c46dce4a..dc6ad5b680d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vscode-extensions/python/default.nix
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ in vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension rec {
   mktplcRef = {
     name = "python";
     publisher = "ms-python";
-    version = "2021.5.829140558";
+    version = "2021.9.1246542782";
   };
 
   vsix = fetchurl {
     name = "${mktplcRef.publisher}-${mktplcRef.name}.zip";
     url = "https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/releases/download/${mktplcRef.version}/ms-python-release.vsix";
-    sha256 = "0y2HN4WGYUUXBfqp8Xb4oaA0hbLZmE3kDUXMBAOjvPQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-AkwvslTEuqMDBcjReUtcAi1bnobH0SajmWwlcoCQu4A=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [